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Kodak EasyShare P880 Reviews

The mighty 8MP Kodak EasyShare P880 boasts of a fantastic mix of features. The sensor apart, the P880 has a superb wide-angle 24-140 mm lens. This allows taking close-ups and zoom shoots equally well. Fitted with optics from Schneider-Kreuznach, it offers manual zoom as well as a mechanically-linked focus ring. The ergonomics is spot on. Holding the camera is a little difficult, though. The body is completely made of plastic, but the P880 exudes a sturdy feel. The five-way joystick is just fantastic, and so is the mode dial—both of them can be easily operated via a simple flick of the thumb. The large 2.5-inch LCD is a crisp display, though the resolution could have been a little better. The 1700 mAH Li-ion battery lasts long enough for over 200 shots. The P880 comes with 32 MB of onboard memory, which can be expanded using the SD slot. What’s really special about the pseudo-SLR P880 is the sheer number of features Kodak has cramped in, most of which are traditionally found on SLRs. A live histogram is one such very useful feature. The ability to save files directly in TIFF and RAW gives the P880 an edge. Apart from the Auto mode, the P880 comes with complete manual, aperture priority, shutter priority and preset scene modes. Macro and super macro modes allow you to shoot subjects as close as 5 cm away. Dedicated buttons for white balance, ISO, flash, and focus let you change these parameters easily. Colour saturation is near perfect—a Kodak trait—no traces of any colour noise at ISO 50. Focusing was sharp; in low light conditions, the focusing seems to be searching, but the occurrence of this problem is rare enough to ignore. Close-ups were astounding—sharp focus and good depth. Flash performance couldn’t be better, at least for a camera in this range. At Rs 26,999, the Kodak EasyShare P880 is definitely worth the money. But hang on—what the P880 lacks is an image stabiliser, and that leaves some scope for looking at similarly-priced cameras from Panasonic, such as the FZ-30. For wide-angle shoots, the P880 is undeniably the best camera in its class.
Specifications:
8.0 megapixel, 24 mm - 140 mm, 5.8x optical zoom, 2.5” LCD, 32 MB internal memory,
SD/MMC card slot, video capture: 640 x 480 at 30 fps, 320 x 240 at 30 fps...

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